Executive Summary
Glacier Media Inc. operates as an information and marketing solutions company in Canada and the United States.
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Adequate balance sheet and fair value.
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Share Price & News
How has Glacier Media's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: GVC has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
0%
GVC
-0.3%
CA Media
0.8%
CA Market
1 Year Return
7.8%
GVC
9.2%
CA Media
10.5%
CA Market
Return vs Industry: GVC underperformed the Canadian Media industry which returned 9.5% over the past year.
Return vs Market: GVC underperformed the Canadian Market which returned 10.1% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| GVC | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 0% | -0.3% | 0.8% |
| 30 Day | 1.9% | -2.0% | 2.1% |
| 90 Day | -15.4% | 5.1% | 6.4% |
| 1 Year | 7.8%7.8% | 13.2%9.2% | 14.0%10.5% |
| 3 Year | -28.6%-28.6% | 22.3%8.3% | 16.8%6.3% |
| 5 Year | -62.4%-63.6% | 20.8%-3.1% | 36.8%16.7% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Glacier Media's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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We're Not Counting On Glacier Media (TSE:GVC) To Sustain Its Statutory Profitability1 month ago | Simply Wall St
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Before You Buy Glacier Media Inc. (TSE:GVC), Consider Its VolatilityValuation
Is Glacier Media undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
1.71x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate GVC's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate GVC's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: GVC is good value based on its PE Ratio (1.7x) compared to the Media industry average (14.6x).
PE vs Market: GVC is good value based on its PE Ratio (1.7x) compared to the Canadian market (15.8x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate GVC's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: GVC is good value based on its PB Ratio (0.4x) compared to the CA Media industry average (0.7x).
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Future Growth
How is Glacier Media forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
5.8%
Forecasted Media industry annual growth in earnings
In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as Glacier Media has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.
This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.
Next Steps
- Examine whether Glacier Media is trading at an attractive price based on how much it is expected to earn in the future, and relative to its industry peers and the wider market.
- Glacier Media competitive advantages and company strategy can generally be found in its financial reports archived here.
- Explore growth companies in the Media industry.
Past Performance
How has Glacier Media performed over the past 5 years?
45.3%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: GVC has a high level of non-cash earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: GVC became profitable in the past.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: GVC has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 45.3% per year.
Accelerating Growth: GVC has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: GVC has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Media industry (5.3%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: GVC's Return on Equity (19.8%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Financial Health
How is Glacier Media's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: GVC's short term assets (CA$45.7M) exceed its short term liabilities (CA$40.9M).
Long Term Liabilities: GVC's short term assets (CA$45.7M) exceed its long term liabilities (CA$33.4M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: GVC's debt to equity ratio (9.8%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: GVC's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 25.6% to 9.8% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: GVC's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (10.3%).
Interest Coverage: Insufficient data to determine if GVC's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT.
Balance Sheet
Inventory Level: GVC has a low level of unsold assets or inventory.
Debt Coverage by Assets: GVC's debt is covered by short term assets (assets are 2.4x debt).
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Dividend
What is Glacier Media's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Current dividend yield vs market & industry
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate GVC's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate GVC's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if GVC's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if GVC's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: GVC is not paying a notable dividend for the Canadian market.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of GVC's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the Canadian market.
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Management
What is the CEO of Glacier Media's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
6.8yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Jonathon James Kennedy 0
22yrs
Tenure
CA$751,791
Compensation
Mr. Jonathon James Leslie Kennedy has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of GVIC Communications Corp. since March 23, 2006. Mr. Kennedy has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Gla ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Jonathon James's total compensation ($USD575.42K) is above average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD165.67K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Jonathon James's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Management Age and Tenure
6.8yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: GVC's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.8 years average tenure).
Board Age and Tenure
19.7yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Board: GVC's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 19.7 years average tenure).
Insider Trading
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
| Entity | Company |
| Shares | 164,951 |
| Max Price | CA$0.55 |
| Entity | Company |
| Shares | 30,000 |
| Max Price | CA$0.55 |
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| Shares | 2,500 |
| Max Price | CA$0.57 |
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| Shares | 846,300 |
| Max Price | CA$0.60 |
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| Shares | 315,000 |
| Max Price | CA$0.60 |
| Entity | Company |
| Shares | 219,500 |
| Max Price | CA$0.59 |
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| Shares | 500 |
| Max Price | CA$0.68 |
| Entity | Company |
| Shares | 6,383,846 |
| Max Price | CA$0.65 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Financial Officer Chief Financial Officer |
| Shares | 20,000 |
| Max Price | CA$0.65 |
| Entity | Company |
| Shares | 1,216,000 |
| Max Price | CA$0.65 |
| Entity | Company |
| Shares | 10,000,000 |
| Max Price | CA$0.65 |
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 2.8%.
Management Team
Jonathon James Kennedy
CEO, President & Director
- Tenure: 22yrs
- Compensation: CA$751.79k
Bruce Aunger
Secretary & Director
- Tenure: 19.8yrs
- Compensation: CA$29.00k
Mark Melville (49yo)
President of Glacier Business Information
- Compensation: CA$683.58k
Orest Smysnuik
Chief Financial Officer
- Tenure: 16yrs
- Compensation: CA$404.49k
Bill Whitelaw
EVP of Business Information
Alvin Brouwer
President of Lower Mainland Publishing Ltd & Community Digital Media
- Tenure: 6.8yrs
Peter Kvarnstrom
President of Community Media
Bob Willcox
President of Glacier FarmMedia
- Tenure: 3.3yrs
Janny Vincent
CEO & President of Fundata
Martin Robert
President of Inceptus Media
- Tenure: 3.3yrs
Board Members
Andy Robertson (74yo)
Executive Chairman of InfoMine and Chief Executive Officer of InfoMine
- Tenure: 3.3yrs
Geoffrey Scott
Independent Director
- Tenure: 19.8yrs
- Compensation: CA$28.00k
Jonathon James Kennedy
CEO, President & Director
- Tenure: 22yrs
- Compensation: CA$751.79k
Sam Grippo
Chairman of the Board
- Compensation: CA$25.00k
Bruce Aunger
Secretary & Director
- Tenure: 19.8yrs
- Compensation: CA$29.00k
Chris Heming
Director
- Tenure: 19.7yrs
- Compensation: CA$43.10k
Hugh McKinnon (60yo)
Director
- Tenure: 0.2yrs
Company Information
Glacier Media Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Glacier Media Inc.
- Ticker: GVC
- Exchange: TSX
- Founded: 1988
- Industry: Publishing
- Sector: Media
- Market Cap: CA$68.867m
- Shares outstanding: 125.21m
- Website: https://www.glaciermedia.ca
Number of Employees
Location
- Glacier Media Inc.
- 2188 Yukon Street
- Vancouver
- British Columbia
- V5Y 3P1
- Canada
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GVC | TSX (The Toronto Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Shares | CA | CAD | Mar 1989 |
| GLMF.F | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | Yes | Common Shares | US | USD | Mar 1989 |
Biography
Glacier Media Inc. operates as an information and marketing solutions company in Canada and the United States. It operates through three segments: Environmental, Property and Financial Information; Commodities Information; and Community Media. The company publishes local daily and weekly newspapers, and related publications, as well as develops Websites and digital products in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec, and the United States. It also provides crucial data, news, and analysis, such as dissect complex markets, news and context, invest with confidence, mitigate risk, benchmark financials, and build sales pipeline solutions; and digital and print advertising, audience delivery, storytelling, and events services. In addition, the company offers research and advisory services; and operates an online real estate portal. It serves clients in various sectors, such as agriculture, energy, mining, real estate, regional business, environmental risk, regulatory compliance, financial data, community media, and weather. The company was formerly known as Glacier Ventures International Corp. and changed its name to Glacier Media Inc. in July 2008. Glacier Media Inc. was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.Â
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/01/22 01:00 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/01/08 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2018/12/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.